Chadron adopts ordinance restricting engine (Jake) brakes on third reading
Jul 21, 2026
Ordinance 1448, adding sections to chapter 16 (traffic regulations) to restrict engine/Jake brakes and setting penalties, passed on its third and final reading; council noted emergency exceptions for truckers.
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On third and final reading the Chadron City Council adopted Ordinance 1448, which amends chapter 16 of the municipal code to add prohibitions on engine brakes (commonly called Jake brakes) and establishes a violation penalty.
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